Manning, 73, of Abbey Road, Whitley, was jailed for ten months and ordered to register as a sex offender for ten years.

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Prosecutor Rebecca Wade said that in October 2015 the woman, who had a chronic alcohol problem and had been drinking over the previous ten days, turned up at Warwick Hospital in the late evening to seek some help.

But staff would not admit her, and as she stood outside smoking a cigarette and waiting for a taxi, Manning approached her and offered her a lift home.

Believing he was acting as a Good Samaritan, she accepted his offer, but when they got to her home he asked her for a kiss.

He then left, saying he would visit her the following day, and after he had gone she got a taxi to go to buy more drink.

Manning returned to her home at some time on October 5, and she opened the door and allowed him in.

But when she then went upstairs, he followed her and, although she cannot recall how, she ended up naked on her bed.

The pensioner began kissing her face and body, telling her she was gorgeous.

A health worker then turned up and found the woman naked on the bed.

Manning, who was in the room, was evasive when asked his name, simply saying he was Jack.

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The police were called, and Manning, who had remained at the address, was arrested.

When he was interviewed, Manning denied the offence, saying he had simply given her a lift and wanted to help her.

Miss Wade added that the woman says she was vulnerable and that Manning had taken advantage of her, adding that it disgusts her that he had done what he did at a time when she was in no fit state to protect herself.

What was said in his defence?

William Douglas-Jones, defending, said the offence was “entirely out of character” for Manning who was the carer for his wife, who suffers from severe diabetes and cannot dress or bathe herself.

He pointed out that there was a recommendation in the pre-sentence report on Manning for an alternative to custody, adding that to jail him would deprive his wife of her carer.

What did the judge say?

But jailing Manning, Judge Richard Griffith-Jones told him: “You are 73, you have never been previously convicted, and people speak well of you as a man of good character.

“But you have to understand, and I believe you do, that what you did here was a wicked thing.

“By reason of the way you live your life it is clear you suffer with a degree of sexual frustration, and you came across the complainant, who was a very vulnerable young woman, at a time when she had perhaps not had the relief at hospital she was seeking.

“She saw you as a kind grandfatherly figure offering her help. She trusted you, but I’m sorry to say it is my conclusion you never meant to be kind to her.

“You spotted a way to inveigle your way into her life for your own sexual gratification.

“Your sexual assault on her was both intimate and sustained, and caused her to be very distressed. It was a wicked thing to do, and you know it.”